Correctional Service Canada (CSC) says an inmate at the Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon died on Wednesday.
Otto Edner Hansen, 46, passed away while in custody.
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CSC said emergency services were called and Hansen could not be resuscitated.
At the time of his death, Hansen had been serving an indeterminate sentence for second-degree murder since March 15, 2011.
Police and the coroner have been notified and CSC will review the circumstances of Hansen’s death.
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